…could change, physical stores are becoming increasingly central to Amazon’s business ambitions. Amazon has studied the move for years and if the pilot program is successful could start opening 200…
Agri View: Land facts
…investment. And finally, ten percent of all the land I have mentioned will change owners by 2020. How much do you own? That’s Agri View for today, I’m Everett Griner….
U.N. Vote on Cuba Embargo Good News for Ag
…it’s the first time in 25 years that America hasn’t stood in opposition to the resolution. While only Congress can change the embargo, Ag groups feel momentum is growing to…
Poll Shows Trump Leading in Farm Country
…to vote for Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson and one percent casting a vote for Green Party candidate Jill Stein. However, those numbers could change as 15 percent of the respondents…
Soil Health Key Topic of Climate-Smart Ag Meeting
An innovative workshop on climate-smart agriculture this week emphasized soil health as a key element in carbon sequestration efforts. Several powerhouse organizations and companies hosted the one-of-a-kind event in St….
APHIS Proposes Orchids Can Be Safely Imported
…then make its decision regarding any change to the Agency’s import regulations for orchids of the genus Dendrobuim spp. in growing media from Taiwan into the United States. You may…
Extension Educators Receive National Honors
…science with powerful educational strategies to change lives and the communities where people live, work and play,” said Michelle Rodgers,Director, University of Delaware Extension, and Chair, Extension Committee on Organization…
Sugar and Sweeteners Outlook
…decline from the September report. The majority of this change is due to the relatively slow pace of the sugarbeet harvest, which will reallocate beet sugar production from the 2015/16…
Re-engaging the Industry at Citrus Conference
…endeavor.” The opening talk concluded with a rather motivational message. “There’s a degree of complacency that sets in with an ongoing program. People change, and as much as you have…
Funding for Organic Agriculture Research, Education-Extension Projects
…new sources of energy, mitigate climate variability and ensure food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign up for email updates, or follow us…
Smelling Huanglongbing for Early-Detection
…of them more than others,” Davis said. “We look at those odors from trees and they can be very meaningful. The odors change when the plants get infected, and so…
Help for Low-Income Families to Purchase Fruits and Veggies
…in user-inspired, groundbreaking discoveries that are combating childhood obesity, improving and sustaining rural economic growth, addressing water availability issues, increasing food production, finding new sources of energy, mitigating climate variability…
Succession Plans can Assure Farms Stay in the Family
…rather than children, although the children may earn income generated by the trust’s assets. With this type of trust, Guth said, the children may change the terms of the distribution….
USDA/NIFA Awards $4.7 M for Food Safety Outreach, Education
…availability issues, increasing food production, finding new sources of energy, mitigating climate variability, and ensuring food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign up…